Longest Chinese Horse Painting @ Suria KLCC

Hey! If you visit Suria KLCC I
am sure you will not miss the magnificient Longest
Chinese Horse Painting at the concourse main stage. This painting was
created to welcome 2014 Year of Horse
and celebrate Chinese New Year (CNY) at
Suria KLCC. The painting by renowned horse painting artist James Phua is
recognized as the Longest Horse Painting in Malaysia by The Malaysian Book of Records.

The horse painting was created
on a canvas measuring 39 feet by 19 feet (12 metres by 6 metres) at the Suria
KLCC, exceeding the current world record by Australian artist, Yao Di Xiong who
created the largest horse painting in 2002 on 10 feet by 20 feet canvas.

The
artist, James Phua completed the painting in less than an hour using freestyle
techniques with a specially designed enlarged Chinese painting brush and
approximately 60 liters of paint.

It was witnessed by intrigued
shoppers as well as 50 underprivileged children from House of Joy and Rumah
Charis that were hosted for a memorable Chinese New Year celebration at Suria
KLCC.

The underpriviledge children were each given RM150 worth of Ang Pau money
to be spent on new clothes of their choice at Isetan departmental store. The
ecstatic children were accompanied by Suria KLCC management team who helped
them with their shopping.

Suria KLCC then entertained the
children with amazing acts by Shaolin Martial Arts Troupe from China who
showcased remarkable martial arts skills. The troupe demonstrated acts such as
broad sword kung fu, drunken master kung fu and scorpion kung fu among others
that amazed the audience with their lithe body and exceptional strength.

The
children also enjoyed an eight drums performance and acrobatic lion dance
before proceeding to Spring Garden restaurant for a dim sum dinner and the
auspicious Yee Sang tossing together with the Suria KLCC management team.

Celebrate the lunar New Year at
Suria KLCC from now until 2 February. The iconic shopping centre embraces the
year of the horse, with a selection of artistic horse paintings amongst pink
cherry blossom trees and beautiful red lanterns throughout the mall and KLCC
Esplanade. These paintings are inspired by the characters of the seventh animal
in the Chinese zodiac such as strength, agility and energy.

You can watch impressive
traditional performances such as a variety of lion dance performances that
include Cai Qing lion dance, Northern lion dance and High Pole lion dance.
Visitors can also catch a unique Hands Percussion performance by the Hands
Percussion Team (HANDS), a well known Malaysian percussion ensemble that
endeavors to preserve their cultural heritage while introducing contemporary
percussion styles with diverse Southeast Asian musical instruments.

Among other performances that
are set to entertain Suria KLCC visitors and bring out the lunar New Year
festive spirit are the 12-Drums and 24 Festive Drums performance which showcase
drum players harmonizing to the beat of the drums while synchronizing in ways
that resemble kung fu moves. The specialty about the 24 Festive Drums
performance meanwhile is that the drums represent the 24 festivals in the
Chinese lunar calendar while the music and choreography depict the cycles of
the 24 seasons.

On top of that, there will also
be a special Little Spring Blossom Dance by The Kid’s Agency that showcases a
graceful dance by children between the age of eight and 13 years old. Another
performance that never fails to impress audience is the famous Face Changing
performance. The face changing act features a skilled performer changing into
different masks to show different emotions within split seconds. Meanwhile,
shoppers will also be able to receive Mandarin oranges from the Happy Faces
characters who will be walking around the mall on selected days. There will be special Chinese
New Year kiosks available with brands such as Cold Storage, Arch, Skin Food,
Famous Amos, Top Cookies, Clarisonic, Gucci, Purple Cane offering festive
offers until 28 January.